~Soap Paradise~

New Soaps

2011-10-23T03:04:00.000-07:00

We have created a new range for you to select. They are now more streamline and easier to hold. We recommend that you scrub once a week, detoxify twice week and use a regular moisturising soap for everyday shower to keep your skin in tip-top condition. Each bar of soap is $7.90 but if you buy 3 bars it will only be $20.

Lavender Essential Oil

2011-09-12T03:39:00.000-07:00

Love it hate it, it has been hailed as the oil that heals burn, bites and has a calming effect. We do not toy with essential oils, they deserve big respect because if you do not what you are doing there will be side effects. Lavender essential oil is one of those oils that can be directly applied to the skin safely. We used to be a big fan of Lavender because it smells amazing, now we just believe in it's healing power. It will never be excluded from our collection simply because it is awesome!

Combined with our aloe glycerin soap with added calendular extract, this makes it our ultimate healing soap. Aloe is great for sunburn and calendular is simply great for your skin.

Put your biasness aside, this is a great soap to keep just in case. For lavender lovers, this is your ultimate combination. Perfect for shower before hitting the sack, it will soothe you and put you in slumberland in no time. (Photos coming up)

Website update first time ever!

2011-09-07T07:11:00.000-07:00

I never thought I would have an update on my website and there is a date line. Second week of September we embark on a new journey with our new designer Isabellla. She is talented and she has done a soap website before. Trust me, a website is not just a website, it has specific use for specific product. We think we have found our magician.

We will have a great sale for our soaps and we are now toying with the idea of soap subscriptions for Christmas. We are keeping it simple for the time being. It will be weigh and a value pack will be decided. You are entile to 6 bars of soap. We pick the soaps and it gives you a chance to try our new product or some old popular product. If you do not like your soap (please do not open or used), write back to us Jocelyn.soapparadise@gmail.com and we will organise a group for you to do a "swap". This is just a service provided by Soap-Paradise but how the swap turns out really depends on your skill to make the swap happened. We think it will be a lot of fun. Feedback is great and if there is a something that you like, we can produce it for you but you will need to buy minimum 4 bars or the entire mini loaf, 8 slices. With our glycerin lie there will be a short wait of a week or earlier.

With our cold process soap, there will be a 2 months weight. For your patience, a discount will be given. SO if you like the soap, pick up a few bars available and when your requested soap is ready, we will inform you,when the soap is fully cured and ready to use.

Vegan Products

2011-09-01T01:41:00.000-07:00

While all our products are not made from animal fat, we like to define vegan (khoser, preferrably) product. The strict rule to vegan product means we do not use any form of animal product like animal milk, yoghurt to beeswax. We do carry them but they will be indicated as non-vegan. We are not about to let anyone miss out on a milk product. Coconut milk, soya milk, almond milk are some examples of products we are going to be introducing to our line of soaps. Beeswax can be substitude with vegetable wax like candilla wax, macadamia wax to name a few.

Our website is on the way and if you see not vegan, they simply mean dairy products like goat's milk, yoghurt and honey (although we are not sure the status of honey) are used in the our product. Our pick of the month would be our yoghurt soap, they do make our soap extra mild and we love them to bits. To date, they keep well up to 6 months but we will keep you update on the shelf-life of the yoghurt soap.

New products to look forward to

2011-08-23T08:29:00.000-07:00

We have pledge to you that we will use preservative free and detergent free products until we find a safe alternative to use as a preservative.

Things high on our list:

Sugar lip scrub - totally awesome! Before brushing your teeth (yes we think well scrub kissable soft lush lips ranks higher than hygiene) take a tiny ball of the sugar scrub, pucker up and work around the lips as far in as you can. THe scrub removes unsightly dead cells and puts circulation back into your lips, Angie eat your heart out and botox free as well. Rinse and proceed to brushing your teeth.

Sugar Balm that matches the scrub - now further pamper your precious lips with our sheer lip balm made of shea goodness and cocoa butter. They are can be tinted, flavoured, sweeten, or not. You have a choice. If you prefer a glossy look, let us know. We are happy to oblige. Always use your balm to lock in the moisture.

Solid Body Balm - This is a perfect product. After your shower and dry yourself, apply a coat on top of your skin to lock in the moisture, It has wonderful shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut and beeswax and nothing suspect, just pure goodness. It is great for after shaving ladies and we are looking into lavender essential oil skin saver balm. (helps with bites, mild rash and sooths the skin) Neem balm is being evaluated, so we will have to get back to you about that. Citronella, a natural mosquito repellants. Easy to apply container and gentle enough for children who loves playing outdoors.

Completely natural, and makes a wonderful deep lock in moisturiser. We do offer them in other fragrances, so if you are interested to try do write to us Jocelyn.SoapParadise@gmail.com

Soap drainers and lather

2011-05-23T00:36:00.000-07:00

We are really greatful for all the wonderful feedback and suggestions you have given us. How else could we give you a product that you like. This video answers two questions we sometimes get, where can we get a soap drainer? Well, we now carry it, so there is no need for you to run around. We do make soap that does not lather as well and we do it just because the soap is soo gentle and the oil and butters that goes into it is so wonderful we carry it as part of our soap line.

The mesh that we sneak into your purchase will help with any lathering issue. Enjoy this video we made just for you.

Enlightement, a state of awareness

2011-04-25T00:13:00.000-07:00

We have fallen in love with this fragrance, it is a deep yet clean scent with so many facets. It brings sheer joy, awakens the senses and with each sniff more hint of intriguing notes come through. It is a complex fragrance brilliantly blended utilising both wonderful essential oils and perfume oils to create sheer Nirvana. This is a keeper for us and it correctly makes it's debut on Mother's Day. Who deserves a slice of happiness then our beloved mum who loves us for who we are.

Note: These soaps are best use after the 23rd May, 2011

Ingredients:Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm shortening, salt, distilled water, sodium hydroxide, micas and EO/FO blend

Luxurious Line: Victorian Tea Rose

2011-04-18T04:37:00.000-07:00

Smells so wonderfully fresh! We have certainly found our perfect perfumer. Love how the fragrance just sticks. Soap will be available in 4 to 6 weeks time. We love giving our soap extra curing time because we get a harder bar and that will mean your soap will last longer in the shower.

Ingredients: Extra Virgin Olive Oil,Coconut oil, Palm Shortening, salt, purified water, sodium hydroxide, skin safe fragrance oil only and mica.

Luxurious handmade soap : Adore Irene cupcakes

2011-03-22T05:47:00.000-07:00

Our Fresh Neem

2011-03-16T06:45:00.000-07:00

Our distributor, Constance is one of the sweetest lady I know! She really likes the neem soap and she uses it for herself and her family. She has the biggest heart and shares all her experience with anyone she feels if the neem soap may help them.

I had the biggest surprise when she sent over, through her brother Simon, my first ever batch of fresh Neem and it was a large batch. We took off the stem and gave it a good soaked and dried in our food dehydrator. After quite a few hours, the leaves had turned crispy but the colours have remained green unlike the ones I ordered from overseas. That is how fresh our neem infused oils will be...and we will all be able to enjoy the benefits of fresh neem thanks to Constance!

Dried Neem, so fresh it is still Green!

We infused our neem leaves in Extra Virgin oil, for probably a few months

Our last batch of Neem Oil Soap did very well and some people have written in to tell us how it helped them with their eczema. It doesn't really cured the eczema but the 'itchiness' has decreased by at least 70%. Constance had more testimonals from her people who used the soap. We will put up a list of testimony to help you select what might interest you.

Once the oil is infused, we will have a larger batch of neem oil soap available in our website. Do look out for it, in a about 3 months time. Will keep you updated!

Handmade soap "Cutie Pies"

2011-03-12T04:29:00.000-08:00

Handmade Glycerin Soaps

2011-03-07T20:18:00.000-08:00

Luxurious handmade soaps "Wedding flavours"

2011-02-28T19:25:00.001-08:00

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2011-02-23T03:58:00.000-08:00

Two face Rose Soap

2011-02-21T02:34:00.000-08:00

We have had demands for a little scrub to be added to our soaps, so we came up with our two face range. One side of this extremely popular rose soap now has jojoba beads and bentonite clay to let you exfoliate when you feel like it and you have another side (the side with the marbling) without the scrub for your everyday use. We love this versitile soap and it has 60% Extra Virgin Olive Oil for keeping your skin in tip-top condition.

Ingredients: Extra Virgin Oil oil, Palm oil, Coconut oil, rose infused water, sodium hydroxide, red bentonite clay beads, jojoba beads, salt, mica, fragrance oil and geranium rose.

Our Favourite Rose is back!

2011-02-21T02:20:00.000-08:00

We have made two versions of Rose Soap. The Tea Rose has ground Morrocan Rose Buds infused in sunflower oil with ground Morrocan Rose Buds. This has definitely intensify the scent. Sunflower oil is great for moisturing and also helps with people who suffers with acne.

Ingredients: Infused Moroccan Rosebuds in Sunflower oil, Palm oil, Coconut Oil, Cocoa butter, Infused rose water, Sodium Hydroxide, salt, ground Morrocan Rose Petals, Mica, Fragrace oil and Rose Geranium.

Busy with new fragrances and website.

2011-02-20T23:42:00.000-08:00

We are so thrilled to have received our new fragrances prepared for us by the perfumer. Follow us on soap-paradise facebook and find out more. Our perfumer has produce fragrances for Body Shop, Crabtree and Evelyn, Marks and Spencer to name a few. We are checking out how the fragrances are behaving in our soaps from the luxurious line and the glycerin....they are holding up perfectly in our soaps.

Getting fragrances ready for our soap

Lots and lots of samples to sniff

Honey Neem Soap " Kick Ass"

2010-12-22T20:38:00.000-08:00

Neem oil is known to help eczema sufferers. With eczema sufferers, the use of steroid does thin out the skin and with the scratching, infections sometimes sets in. This soap is not made exclusively for eczema sufferers but a real kick ass soap for getting rid of germs. It is wonderful to use it for our school children who brings home all sorts of germs from school. We use essential oils known to fortify the immune system and get rid of germs as well.

Just made and sitting in tray

Harden overnight and going into the curing room for 6 weeks
Love how the colour turned from brown to a nice tan
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So happy with the tan colour of the soap, we
decided to add a little colour to our new batch.

The soap has settled to a lighter tan and with
the added mica, they look absolutely wild!
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The tan coloured soap smells more like tea-tree and the marbled soap smells more eucalyptus. We used kick ass essential oils to keep everyone extra clean. Great when you have the sniffles, the essential oils will help you clear up the sinus. We have put in so much goodness in this soap and it is the first of our Herb infused Luxurious Line. It has added Vitamin E and Cocoa butter, Extra virgin Olive Oil and wheatgerm oil to make the soap as gentle as possible. The neem oil and herb is also used to help with eczema.

Do not use this soap on children 3 years and below, the menthol will be too strong for them. Upon request we can make a fragrance free soap but be warn the neem is very pungent!

Each Bar is $15 but we are also making smaller bars at $10

Ingredients: Neem Oil,Honey, Neem infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Cocoa butter, Wheatgerm oil, Coconut oil, Honey, Neem leaves, Vitamin E, Rosemary Olieoresin Extract, distilled water, sodium hydroxide, salt, essential oil blend of eucalyptus, tea tree and peppermint oil. The colours used in the marbling are micas.

Silver bells, silver bells soon it will be Christmas day

2010-12-18T01:39:00.000-08:00

These soaps are $12 each. Smells wonderful in minty fresh.
The colours are so festive and behind the bells are small
glitter, looks like tiny snowflakes falling.

These soaps makes excellent wedding gifts for your guest.
We costomise the fragrance and the colours to suit any wedding

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Our Four Different Cherubs

2010-12-18T01:33:00.000-08:00

There are four versionsof this cherub and this
year we have found the perfect way of boxing
them up. Each bar cost $12. They are Christmas
favourites and we get orders for them every year.

If you are looking for cu[ids on a heart for Valentine's
these cute cupids will make an adorable loving gifts.
Valentine day shouldn't be restricted to one person, lets
show all the people who means so much to us with
with a simple gift of love.

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Body Whipped Sugar and Jojoba beads scrubs

2010-12-15T20:48:00.000-08:00

This is another item which is just for Christmas. The texture is thick jelly-like and has a fine scrub, so if you like it you can scrub everyday. This is a body scrub. Comes in 2 sizes, 300gms for $25 and 100 gms for $10. They are lovely to use and bubble up as you scrub. This is probably the closest we will get to a 'liquid soap'.

Pumpkin, my favourite. It is more musculine and has a slight
spicy vanilla nutty fragrance.

Berry-licious scrub. We feel this is a sure pleaser for everyone.

Bubble Bar

2010-12-15T19:55:00.000-08:00

It's that time of the year when we want to treat ourselves to
something special. Our bubble bar makes a great stocking
stuffer and who does not love to soak in a tub of bubble
bath? Candy Cane fragrance, sweet and slightly minty.
$7 each and once a year only.

How to use these bubble bars?
Run your hot water and crumble the bar under the water. It may start to fizz but it will definitely bubble up! Feel your skin soften in the bath. You may want to do a scrub while you are soaking in the goodness.

Inspiration from Hokkaido

2010-12-15T19:45:00.000-08:00

It is the perfect size, weighs 110 gms and going for $12.

When we were in Hokkaido, they had pictures of a strawberry cake every corner we turned. We made a raspberry version of it. The smell of this soap is mouthwatering full of berries that is slightly sweet. Yummy!
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Pretty little samplers

2010-12-13T19:44:00.000-08:00

We offer 6 fragrances in this set. You may opt for one fragrance. In the 6 fragrances, they will come in different colours. Please do let your guests know that they are soaps and not chocolates!

Dark Chocolate

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Passionfruit rose

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Lavender
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Lemon
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Mintermelon
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Rose
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These are our pick for the selected six samples. We have another set of six which you can choose from
Lovespell, Musk, Vanilla, Spa delight, Pumpkin and Christmas Forest.

One of the nicest thing about present is trying to guess what
is inside, so we are definitely wrapping up all our soaps

If you like 9 pieces of our pretty samplers, we do have a
square box for that. They will look lovely under the tree.

Berry Merry Christmas.

2010-12-07T23:34:00.000-08:00

This adds a lovely festive touch to the guest bathroom. The berries are not attached and can be used for small and big hands. The pie is made of lemon and a warm buttery crust. Once the berries are gone, take tthe 'pie' with you for your shower. The weight depends on the amount of berries you have on the pie. For a smaller pie, leave the strawberries out.

These tarts are around 170gms and they are the small ones!
Each tart cost $15
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Time to tie things up

2010-11-30T18:34:00.000-08:00

Christmas is coming and presents are on the way! Everyone loves receiving and opening gifts. This is the time we can put our best foot forward, combining goodness in cute packaging! We have a few for you to select.

This Oreo soap is the size of an actually Oreo Biscuit.
Makes a cute gift for everyone at $5

This two tier boxes is for a larger order. What is more fun
than getting one present? Getting TWO!

Another way of packaging your gift. We have a special on
our Christmas special and with a 5 picks of assorted soap will
be $50 and this package comes with soap drainer! 10 bars will
entitle you to 10% discount, so 2 packs will be $90, a saving
of $10! Just for this festive season.

Black and White is always in style. This set comes with 3 bars
of our luxurious range, a drainer and a fine mesh. The mesh can
be used for further lathering up the soap. Price $45

Santa has definitely come to town.

Soap nuts review

2010-11-25T07:19:00.000-08:00

They smell a little funky, so after
boiling them for 20 minutes, We
added some fragrance oil.

We are constantly in search of natural products. There has been a lot of hype about soap nuts and we had to test them out. We have seen rave review on utube about these natural nuts as shampoos, bodywash and laundry detergent replacement. Our verdict, they are too harsh to be used on our skin and hair.

Seen it on utube, so was not terribly concern. We would
have to like to have see a stiffer foam but considering
what a dilute solution we had to work with, this was as
good as it gets.

The soap nut produces natural saponins which are bubbles that cleans. It took alot of nuts for us to get this froth, so we don't feel it will work in cleaning soiled laundry.

Some suds got into my eyes and it stung
and teared for awhile even with the use
of eyedrops.

Herbs infused Oils

2010-11-21T05:47:00.000-08:00

We have been very busy infusing our oils with herbs and the exciting moment has arrived, our oils are ready for use! Our Carrot infused oil is the first to be turned into soap. We have used sweet almond oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil and Olive oil and the carrots have imparted a wonderful orange to the oil. This is going to make an amazing bar of soap. We might go all the way and use fresh carrot juice as well.

We have been very hands on with our carrots, selecting the carrots to drying and infusing them. So we would like some input on what you would like. Honey Carrots with fresh juice, smelling gorgeously sweet. These soaps will have to be used within 3 months. Fragrancing is an option you can write in and suggest and if you like to place an order, let us know. There will only be 16 bars of these very special soaps. So much love and hard work has gone into making these infused oils but you definitely deserve the best we can offer. The fat soluble vitamins from the carrot is retained in the oil. So much goodness in a bar. If you love this bar we will keep this as our permanant line. Do look out for them in 7 weeks when they are fully cured and ready for use.

An amazing night and how to take care of your soap

2010-11-16T07:58:00.000-08:00

My son's school holds the best carnival ever. I have my usual soap stall but I love the interaction and trying to work out how to sell the soap to some strangers. But everyone goes there in such good spirits, so everyone was lovely. Everyone worked hard but it is really a wonderful time to meet new friends and catch up with the old ones. To all, I say thank you for the support.

In the frenzy of the sales, I didnt talk very much about how to take care of the soap. It is a natural product and you have to make sure it is well drained and kept in a dry place after use. It does not contain detergent like sodium lauryl sulfate which have shown to denature the protein on your skin and allow other toxin into your body.It is also found to be a culprit for allergies Those with sensitive skin, do the same with any new product, a tiny patch test. Should anyone like a little more bubbles, just use a pouf and mechanically lather up the soap

In the Christmas spirit a lot of the cupcakes had vanilla in them, Do not be alarm if the vanilla turns either to a tan colour or darker still, that is just how vanilla works. So use up your soap ASAP. It is a lovely body treat and enviromentally friendly.

Ingredients

Cocoa butter, organic coconut oil, organic palm oil. organic safflower oil. distilled water, Sodium Hydroxide, sorbitol, sobitan oleate and soyproteing,

Dead sea salt was made with organic oil as above but no cocoa butter.

Hempseed Oil Soap

2010-11-01T05:57:00.000-07:00

$15/bar

Rich in polyunsaturated fats including both Omega 3 and 6 essential fatty acids, and GLA, it is a key ingredient in anti-inflammatory skin care formulations; it soothes and restores moisture on dry or damaged skin. How could you not love this soap? Need we say more. We still have 7 bars left.

Ingredients: Hempseed Oil, palm oil, Castor oil, Coconut oil, Sodium hydroxide, salt, purified water, mica and Patchouli, Valencia orange and Tangerine essential oil blend.

The Journey of the Olive Soap

2010-11-01T04:46:00.000-07:00

100% Olive Oil also know as Castile has been around for a long time. It was once the soap made for royalties and treasured for its wonderful benefits for the skin.The name "Castile"defines quality, purity and gentleness. Some considers Castile as the gentlest of all soaps. It does not lather well on its own but with a pouf of a gentle cloth, we find the soap a joy to use.

We made an Olive soap which has 20% Coconut Oil added to the Extra Virgin Olive Oil. This increases the lather and makes a wonderful high content Olive soap. You simply have to take this journey of seeing for yourself which soap is the one for you.

For bubble lovers, we made an Extra Virgin Olive Oil with the help of palm oil and coconut oil. This soap has a good amount of Olive oil for you to enjoy the benefits of this wonderful oil.

$45 for 3 bars of soap in one package

We do a special wrapping for you, in a raspberry and black wrapper. They are simply adorable.

Rose Garden

2010-11-01T04:27:00.000-07:00

Our New Batch of Rose Scent is ready!

This is part of our super luxurious range called Fancy Pants. In this soap we added palm oil which is also a great moisturiser. It has a lovely feel, just pure silk when you wash yourself under the showers and we love the dense bubbles. For Rose lovers, this is it. This is a large bar, weighing over 150gms. This soap completes our set of 3 bars of soap, known as the journey of the Olive soap. We use only Extra Virgin Olive oil for our olive soaps

Ingredients: Olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil, sodium hydroxide, distilled water, salt, mica, fragrance oil and rose geranium essential oil blend

Celebrating Halloween

2010-10-31T05:21:00.000-07:00

I suppose culturally, we find it hard to approach people for candies but seriously, it is so much fun to participate. One day in a year when your whole neighbourhood gets to say hello with big smiles and finally get to know each other. How cool is that?

Here they come!

We will definitely get more candies next year.

Pumpkin again

2010-10-30T01:34:00.000-07:00

This year we have decided to spice up the pumpkin scent. While the nutty vanilla buttery scent remain, it is more of a spicy pumpkin pie scent. Spicy, does sound a little scary to try out but it is super yummy and the spice just perks it up a little more...perfect for pumpkin lovers! These soaps makes lovely guest soaps and of course for trick or treating. They are way too cute to be scary. We can modify it so it looks like a lit up pumpkin, with a touch of glitter, so do write in and let us know.

Weighs 80gms and going for $5. If you are using this for trick or treating, again make sure the receiver knows it is a bar of soap.

Ingredients: Coconut oil, palm oil, safflower oil, glycerin, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitol, sorbitan oleate, soybean protein and fragrance oil

Skulls

2010-10-30T01:14:00.000-07:00

This will complete your entire halloween decorations, right to the bathroom. It will definitely get the kids into the shower after a sticky walk around the neighbourhood collecting candies. They make lovely treats (body treat that is) as well to normal candies. If you love entertaining, have them handy as little goodie bag for your guest...careful to tell them not to eat it. I normally don't emphasise on 'not eating the soap'(cos it will take you a second to figure out it doesnt taste very nice) but with halloween, anything you receive must be a piece of candy.

These skulls weigh around 50gms and are going for $3.50

Ingredients: Coconut oil, palm oil, safflower oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, purified water, sorbital, sorbitan oleate, soybean protein and fragrance oil

Eyeballs

2010-10-30T00:57:00.000-07:00

Its trick and treating time again and this year we are not only going to treat but pamper you with these cute little eyeball soaps. They are simply so adorable, they remind me of the power puff girls. Its fun to surprise your little trick and treaters with something that is not going to send them on a sugar high or worse still to the dentist. Be sure to inform everyone that it is a bar of soap, and not candy!

These eyeballs are nearly 80gms, and in the spirit of celebrating Halloween they are only $5 each.

Ingredients: Coconut oil, palm oil, safflower oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, purified water, sorbitol, sorbitan oleate, soybean protein and fragrance oil

Shaving soap

2010-10-25T06:31:00.000-07:00

Shaving soap in a cup is just so charming. If you are wondering about the cup, yes it is soap too. To use wet the shaving brush and move around the shaving soap in circular motion and you'll have a lovely thick foam. This set is $25, cup weighing over 200gms with a clear glass soap dish and of course the brush. It's a fun way to shave. For ladies who may want shave their legs, this works perfectly as well. It comes in Sensual Sandalwood, Citrus, Minty Melon and Love spell.

Extra Virgin Olive oil Soap

2010-08-09T01:25:00.000-07:00

This bar of soap is made with 80% Extra Virgin Olive oil and 20% Coconut oil. The coconut gives the Olive soap more lather and makes it a harder bar. It is harder to find 100% Olive castile than one that has another oil added like coconut or palm kernal oil. This bar offers you the best of both worlds, moisturising and lathers beautifully. Most soaps with such high Olive oil is also called Castile, so do check the ingredients if you want pure 100% Castile. These range of soaps are larger size bar, costing $15/bar.

Ingredients: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, purified water, sodium hydroxide, salt with Lavender, Rose Geranium and Patchouli Essential Oils

Castile soap

2010-08-09T01:09:00.000-07:00

Castile simply means 100% olive oil and this is where less is more. Originally from Spain, the soap is reputated to be soft, slightly slimy. The benefits of this soap outweighs the labour that goes into making it. The soap is so gentle, I would recommend it for face and babies. It is so mild when I use it on my face I find that it doesn't have that taut feeling. If it does, then it would probably be because I haven't fully rinsed off the soap. The soap just doesnt strip off your natural oil, I love it so much I want to make an entire range of just pure Castile soap. It is lightly scented but if you really want to get a good lather out of it, it is best done mechanically with a pouf or face towel. Remember to drain the soap and the soap will last you a lot longer. Like with all my soap I try it on my face, hair, body but when you do it right the lather comes off creamy and dense. I am waiting patiently for my hubby to have his next shave, I think it will make a nice shaving cream. These are bigger bars around 150gms to 165gms, and they cost $15 a bar.

Ingredients: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, purified water, salt, sodium hydroxide with tangerine and sandalwood essential oil.

Exotic Oils Galore series - Rustic Charms

2010-07-16T04:31:00.000-07:00

It's middle of the year and I have been negleting my blog, all for the sake of coming up with something new. I'm looking into making rustic looking soap or more handmade look about these soap. It's exciting coming up with new recipes. This bar of soap is packed with goodies, goat's milk, oatmeal colloidal, raw honey charcoal, Vitamin E, Rosmary extract (antioxidants) and Grapefruit seed extract (more antioxidants). I used the same charcoal that my mum used to give me when I had a tummy ache. It helps absorb toxin and this bar of soap does the same for your skin. I use my soap for my hair, face and body, you may not want to be so extreme. I don't think it harms the hair to give it a clean once in a while to remove all the build up of stuff we have left in our hair. It will make your hair feels squeaky clean and love the lather.

Exotic Oils Galore series - Exotic Bush Flowers

2010-07-16T03:50:00.000-07:00

When I made this soap all I could think of was yum yum if only this is a fruit salad. It contains passionfruit seed oil (who would think you could get oil out of passionfruit seed?) avocado oil, macadamia oil, mango butter and coconut oil. It also reminds me so much of Australia, so I used Eucalyptus, lemon tea-tree and lemon myrtle essential oil to fragrance the soap.( It smells more lemony, the eucalyptus touch smells to have faded) This soap is as delicious as it sounds and I couldn't rave enough about how wonderful the oils are. Packed with antioxidants, they are great penetrating oils which does wonders for skin. Can we really get enough of moisturising soaps? These are big bars, they are at least 150gms. and I can cut them for you for sample size bars. 3 bars left

Chinese New Year

2010-01-28T02:59:00.000-08:00

We have been trying out different variation of essential oils for these mandarins and we have come up with the juiciest smelling mandarins ever. They would certainly make a delightful change to the normal mandarins we exchange during Chinese New Year and what a surprise they will make. They smell wonderful and are exactly the same size of normal mandarins. Just let your host know that they are soap!!

New Things to come.

2010-01-13T22:05:00.000-08:00

Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day are practically on the same day. I am in the process of working something for this two wonderful occassions. I wonder how often this will happen. Keep checking on the blog for new soap made for this occassion. I am still taking orders but the block soap, I need to sell 10 pieces before i make a new block. I do have some in stock, do write and check with me, jocelyn.soapparadise@gmail.com

roses for wedding

2010-01-13T21:44:00.000-08:00

"Jocelyn, Jocelyn quite contrary,

How does your roses grow?

With saponified oils and no other foe"

Christmas Day with Soap Paradise

2010-01-10T02:07:00.000-08:00

I have been giving my soap as Christmas presents for a while but this year I was super organised. I set up a sniff zone, where I made an assortment of soaps and my guests can sniff and pick out their favourites, yes as many as they wanted. It was a hit, especially with my new guests. I put aside some white paper bags for their goodies, so everyone leaves with a goodie bag. The only trouble was they had to rummage through the bowl to find their soap and some guests took the samples instead!

Block of Roses Petals

2009-12-14T19:08:00.001-08:00

These roses are made with organic oils. It smells beautifull and makes a perfect gift. has a higher glycerin content, so enjoy this luxurious soap.

Nougat - Goat's Milk and Honey

2009-12-14T18:54:00.000-08:00

I adore these nougat, my answer to keeping your family germ free the natural way. It has eucalyptus and tea-tree essential oils which does keep germs abay.

The goat's milk makes it a gentle soap but with a punch. The blend of essential oils together with the honey are safe for cleaning grimey little hands and if you are worried about the smell of essential oil combination for young ones, the eyes do play a little trick on the nose. When my son sees and smell it he thinks it smells like cherries and I have absolutely no problem getting him to use it. It's a great soap for the whole family.

Pina Colada (Goat's Milk Soap)

2009-11-26T02:27:00.001-08:00

This soap was inspired by a good friend, Bern who can't get enough of the beach. He loves the smell of coconut, from the suntan lotion to Pina Colada.

I was apprehensive at first but one whiff of the soap certainly brings back fond memories of great time with friends on holidays.

It is a beautiful soap, with gentle goat's milk and the coconut fragrance is gorgeous without being overpowering. This is definitely a fun soap for people who are loves and knows how to have fun,

Ingredients: Fresh Goat's Milk, coconut oil, palm oil, safflower oil, glycerin, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitol, sorbitan oleate, soybean protein and Coconut Island fragrance oil.

Cocoa butter Mocha Soap

2009-11-26T02:09:00.001-08:00

This cocoa butter based soap has ground coffee in it. It smells heavenly, exactly like tiaramisu and the wonderful thing about this soap is it removes the smell off garlic and onion. It is a wonderful kitchen soap. My hubby, who loves his nasi briyani claims that it removes the smell of the curry off his fingers but not under his nails. The nail brush should do the trick.

This soap is also great for those who loves gardening. The grounded coffee acts as and exfoliant and removes all the stubborn dirt. You might need the nail brush for dirt under the nails.

Try this soap in the shower, first thing in it the morning. I have a client who swears by it, gives him an instant wake up fresh feeling. This sounds like an unusually combination but you seriously need to try it to believe it. The cocoa butter is an excellent moisturiser.

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, coconut oil, palm oil, safflower oil, glycerin, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitol, sorbitan oleate, soybean protein, grounded coffee and Turkish Mocha fragrance oil.

Big Block of Soap

2009-11-25T23:48:00.000-08:00

I was really excited when I made these blocks of soap. I had planned to do a Deli style of selling, cutting and weighing out the soap. The blocks can be made so each slice is about 150 gms or 100 gms.

I think this will be a fun way to interact with your clients, have a bit of time to discuss about the soap. The important message about these soaps are that they are bio-degradable and do not contain any petrolleum by products. This would be fun thing to sell on a school carnival, cart selling or anywhere you want to sell something different. The cutter is also included for loan if anyone is interested in selling block soaps. Ingredient listing of the soap will also be provided.

Block Soap Types

2009-11-25T23:22:00.000-08:00

Oatmeal and Lavender Soap. Lavender is an old time favourite for everyone. It is a wonderful oil which heals and one of the very few essential oils that you can actually apply on the skin directly. The finely ground oatmeal and the whole lavender bud makes it a wonderful gentle exfoliating soap. Ingredients: Oatmeal, coconut oil, palm oil, safflower oil, glycerin, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitol, sorbitan oleate and soybean protein. I have added extra lavender buds to the whole oatmeal soap that I carry and used lavender essential oil and lavender and amber fragrance oil to make this soothing soap bar.

This is an aloe vera soap, with cubes of green tea honey soap added with Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Rosemary Extract and Grapefruit Seed Extract. It comes in three fragrances, lemongrass essential oil (block on top with slices of lime), tea-tree and blue eucalyptus and green tea.

Roses

2009-11-24T01:14:00.000-08:00

These rose soaps just exudes romance. They are beautiful for weddings and a sure hit when given to love ones. They weigh around 120 gms. The soap have two fragrance, rose and light citrus which blend perfectly, giving this soap a modern unisex smell.

One Talented Lady

2009-11-21T08:25:00.000-08:00

It is really a husband and wife team. They bought my guest sized soaps for a fundraiser. I was blown away by how she had transformed my soap with her packaging. You have to seriously check it out. I know I am going to her for advise after view her album and photograpy tip from her hubby.

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Thank you so much for sharing your lovely packaging and photos.

Soap in Hong Kong

2009-10-30T01:01:00.001-07:00

You can find my soap in Hong Kong! They look really cool in the display shelf. I have never been to Hong Kong and to think my soap has beat me to it!

2009-10-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

The feel good bar is really a comfortable size for men and women. I love how the raised "FEEL GOOD", does make you feel good after a long day. Makes a great massage bar, easing away the day's tension. A must try.

Another guest size soaps. These cherry blosooms come in three all time favourite fragrances, lemongrass (yellow and green), lavender (purple and pink) and baby fresh (ok, maybe you have not heard of this one but trust me, when you walk past it, it smells like someone has just stepped out of the shower). Baby fresh comes in baby pink and blue or yellow.

Christmas soaps - Snowflakes

2009-10-23T01:23:00.001-07:00

I am absolutely facinated by snowflakes. I have never actually seen them and it doesn't matter if I travel to Mount Everest, I know on the day I arrive it would be a lovely sunny day with snow everywhere. So this is probably the closest I will come to seeing a snowflake with it's lovely crystalline shape. I have kept all the snowflake white but I like the transparent blue which gives a cool feel to the snowflakes. I have also added cosmetic glitter to make it more festive.

Mini Cupcakes

2009-10-23T01:18:00.000-07:00

It"s simply was not enough making life size cupcakes, I had to make a guest size version. Don't want anyone to feel left out. They are around 45gms. Equally as adorable and so much fun to make. Love, love cupcakes, big or small.

Now in the mist of making these mini cupcakes soap, I suddenly realised that they were getting bigger with each batch. This cupcake (photographed on its own) topped the batch, reaching 75gms in weight. The weight and size definitely falls into the "grey area" of classifying it as a guest soap or a normal size soap. If anyone is interest in the extra large mini cupcakes, please let me know.

Halloween Soaps

2009-10-23T01:07:00.001-07:00

Halloween is coming and I wanted to put up these new pumpkin and acorn soaps. I love the smell of the pumpkin, soft vanilla, slightly nutty and a tiny hint of spice, simply yummy! I have scented the acorn with 'nutcracker' and they smell equally festive. The pumpkin is also nice to use in your guest toilet during Chinese New Year, minus the pumpkin face. I try to make soap for every room, every occassion and hopefully there is something for everyone in Soaping Paradise.

Bubble Bath

2009-10-23T00:52:00.001-07:00

Who would think you could have your bubblebath in your shower? Now you can, this little bathtub filled with bubbles and a duckie will look adorable in your shower soap drainer. You will not be having any problems getting anyone to have a shower. The bubbles and duck can also come separately, as guest soaps. There are simply no rules when it comes to the way you want to have your soap. Gone are the days when soap was just soap, now they look fun, smells fantastic, friendly to the skin and adds that little something to the shower!

Pebbles

2009-10-20T04:26:00.000-07:00

I thought what a great way to add that finishing touch to a perfect bathrooom. A vase filled with pebbles! Then I thought (in my mind filled with soaps of the past, of soaps of the present and of soaps to come), I could make these pebbles into soap pebbles and that would make it perfect. Something to display and is functional at the same time. Throw in a few real pebbles at the base of the vase and spread a few soap pebbles on top, I promise you, no one could tell the difference. Just watch the look on your guest faces when they ask you for soap and you point to a pebble. This humble pebble will definitely be a conversational piece, just make sure it doesn't over shadow your dinner conversation. If anyone is holding a dinner party for halloween, this pebbles will definitly be both a treat and trick.

Bath Pouf with Green Tea Soap

2009-10-18T04:38:00.000-07:00

Green tea is renowed for being a wonderful antioxidant, fighting off free radicals and is also a natural anticeptic. The great thing about bathing in green tea, is that the skin which is our largest organ absorbs the nutrients. I add powdered green tea which colours the soap to a beautiful olive green.

The bath pouf helps increase the lather, also exfoliates and you can hang it after your shower. What more could we want from a soap? Addition glycerin (a natural humatant which draws moisture to your skin) is added to dissolve the green tea, so expect your soap to have a glorious dew on the surface.

Dont throw away the pouf, recycle it for use with other soap when the green tea soap is used up!

Sea Salt Rocks!

2009-10-18T03:39:00.001-07:00

Love the idea of soaking away in a bathtub? Bath salts, especially from the Dead Sea will ease muscular aches and stiffness.

Now you can bring a bar with you to the shower. These soothing and stress-relief soap bars will also help exfoliate your skin, keeping your skin feeling fresh and radiant!

Cupcakes without calories!

2009-10-15T04:48:00.000-07:00

There is something about cupcakes I can't resist. I am making 60 cupcakes for my mum's birthday and I thought I'll share with you some of them. They actually make a very nice bar of soap. The contour of the base with the grooves make it really easy to use, no worries about dropping your soap. They weigh between 120 to 150 gms and they are the same size as real cupcakes.

"Duckies" Guest Soaps

2009-10-15T00:13:00.002-07:00

These duckies are just soo cute! They are for everyone, children and adults alike. They come in 2 sizes, 45 gms (left) and 20 gms (right).

Included in the photo are blue and pink duck shaped soap confetti. Sprinkle the soap confetti on the surface of a bath, watch them dissolve and you'll have instant bubbles. Great fun for little ones.

Fortune Cookies, guest soaps

2009-10-11T02:18:00.000-07:00

These soaps are great when you have a party, you can insert personalised messages in them. Everyone loves hearing something nice. I have an example of some messages you can use. They came from this wonderful person, Meiling who forwarded them to me. If you are interested in these cookies and have your own messages, just let me know.

(1)Carry laughter with you wherever you go.

(2)Tomorrow, take a moment to do something just for yourself.

(3)The universe is pouring its abundance out to you. Be open to receiving.

(4)You and your loved ones are safe and spiritually protected.

(5)You are supplied for today and all of your tomorrows.

(6)Trust your intuition. The universe is guiding your life.

(7)Your heart is a place to draw true happiness.

Guest Soaps

2009-10-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

I love having guests stay with us. Most of my guests make it a point to stop over just to see us!! I want them to feel as welcome as possible.

A Guest Basket is always so impressive and the great thing about these baskets are that you can prepare them in advance, tie them up with a cloth to keep out the dirt.

Put in all the stuff you can find when you stay in a hotel and more, a scented tealight candle, personalised guest soaps (anything between 15gms to 50gms) and a sprig of flower to make everything feel fresh.

I put in two bars, one for the basin and one for the shower.

Your guest will feel sooo special and it only takes you a few minutes to pull out that ready made basket!

Check out the different Soaps that Soap Paradise carry

2009-10-07T00:09:00.000-07:00

Goat's Milk Soap

It is great for the skin, with it's natural lactic acid and Vitamin D. Wholesome, nutrient-rich goat's milk will help the skin maintain its natural balance, excellent for sensitive skin and gives you a glowing complexion.

This Milk Bar, smells divine. The blend of essential oils of Valencia orange, patchouli, lavender and musk reminds of being in a spa . I have added dead sea mud to the soap

Olive soap - the olives are soap too!!

Olive soaps or Castile soaps are olive oil based soap. Olive oil contains natural Vitamin E, antioxidants and help hydrates the skin. Castile soaps are 100% olive soap but I find that olive oil does impart a slimy feel to the soap and traditional castile is more a paste than a soap bar. Olive oil when mixed with other harder oils like coconut and palm oil makes an excellent soap bar. 25% of organic kosher extra virgin olive oil is use to make these soaps.

Ingredients: 25% organic kosher extra virgin olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil, safflower oil, glycerin (kosher), purified water, sodium hydroxide (saponification agent), sorbitol (moisturiser), sorbitan oleate (emulsifier) and soybean protein (conditioner).

Holiday Soaps

2009-10-05T03:55:00.000-07:00